General Fire Safety Information

A "Stay Put" strategy keeps people safe when they are not in an area directly affected by the fire.If the fire is not in your unit or in a common area that you are occupying, you should remain in your unit / that area with the doors shut and windows closed.You are not legally obligated to stay put if you wish to leave in the event of a fire.If a fire breaks out within your unit or a common area that you are occupying, you should:

• Immediately tell everyone in that area to leave the room/unit and close the door behind you.
• Call the fire service on 999.
• Wait outside, away from the building.
• Once everyone in that area is safe and away from the building, call the building management.

Simulatenous Evacuation Procedures are put in place because:

• You may reside in a building that could, in the case of a fire or other emergency, pose a significent and immediate risk to the safety of residents
• The building may not be able to support a "stay put" strategy due to being an older building. Converted and listed buildings may have unknown materials or unknown levels of compartmentalisation.

If your building has a Simultaneous Evacuation Strategy, in the event of a fire, all residents and occupants should evacuate the building.
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